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'''Hubbard Street''' is a road in [[Chicago, Illinois]] named for early settler [[Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard]]. Where Hubbard Street passes over the [[Kennedy Expressway]], the Expressway enters a tunnel made up of surface streets known as colloquially as "Hubbard's Cave." |
'''Hubbard Street''' is a road in [[Chicago, Illinois]] named for early settler [[Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard]]. Where Hubbard Street passes over the [[Kennedy Expressway]], the Expressway enters a tunnel made up of surface streets known as colloquially as "Hubbard's Cave." |
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==Hubbard Street Murals== |
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Running along the south side of Hubbard Street, from Ogden Ave to Des Plaines Ave, is the artwork of the Hubbard Street Mural Project [http://www.hubbardstreetmurals.com/history.html]. The murals are painted on the walls of the Metra tracks embankment. Originally begun in the 1970s, the murals have been in the process of restoration or replacement as the Union Pacific Railroad has been making repairs to the concrete structure. |
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==Streetscape== |
==Streetscape== |
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The [[Merchandise Mart]] stands on the south side of the street between Franklin Street and Orleans Street, and several buildings on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] stand on the street including [[Courthouse Place]]. |
The [[Merchandise Mart]] stands on the south side of the street between Franklin Street and Orleans Street, and several buildings on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] stand on the street including [[Courthouse Place]]. |
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Hubbard Street is a road in Chicago, Illinois named for early settler Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard. Where Hubbard Street passes over the Kennedy Expressway, the Expressway enters a tunnel made up of surface streets known as colloquially as "Hubbard's Cave."
Hubbard Street Murals
Running along the south side of Hubbard Street, from Ogden Ave to Des Plaines Ave, is the artwork of the Hubbard Street Mural Project [1]. The murals are painted on the walls of the Metra tracks embankment. Originally begun in the 1970s, the murals have been in the process of restoration or replacement as the Union Pacific Railroad has been making repairs to the concrete structure.
Streetscape
The Merchandise Mart stands on the south side of the street between Franklin Street and Orleans Street, and several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places stand on the street including Courthouse Place.
Transit
In popular culture
- The Hubbard Street Dance Chicago company is named for this street.
- The Billy Goat Tavern, made famous in a Saturday Night Live skit, is located on Hubbard Street at the intersection with lower Michigan Avenue.
Sources
- Streetwise Chicago by Don Hayner & Tom McNamee ISBN 0-8294-0596-8
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